Digital BW, The Print

Bill, 

I find the web oriented Yahoo forums to be very slow and don't like them at all.  I also don't like the pop up must click through ads either. 

However, the Dpreview forum is a very good model that contains a wealth of information, different forums, many embedded images in posts, lots of threads (and activity) and many "archival" pluses.  I can spend hours at Dpreview and surf and surf from one thread to another, picking where I want to go and looking at more stuff than I can digest in any evening.  

Of course I am also on a highspeed connection (cablemodem) so that may make a difference. (wink).

Steadman
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bill Morse 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 11:20 AM
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Update report on search for new forum home


  Wow!

  I for one would never keep up with a list with as much activity as this via
  the web- it's just way too slow.  The only way I use boards like dpreview is
  if I have a specific question - like now I want to buy a digital camera, so
  I look for comments on the E20, etc.

  For me the real question is why would anyone who can avoid it ever read this
  list via the web, again other than to do searches for specific questions?

  For me, the Yahoo system is the best available, even if annoying when I go
  to the files section or do a search.

  Bill

  on 2/14/02 3:46 PM, Steadman Uhlich wrote:

  While I am one of the 50% that receive emails from this forum, I believe the
  forum would be better hosted at DPreview.com as an example.  There the
  reading of threads by subject is easy, and there is a large audience of
  digital camera users (the future users of digital black and white) so the
  "reach" of the forum could be expanded.  I also like the ability of that
  forum to have links for images and embedded images too.  That could prove
  very useful and fast for users of the forum who like to "see" as well as
  read.  

  As for the forum archives.....it seems rare that anyone reads them now
  anyway.  So...if there are good items that should be moved to a new
  home...just move the best...and link back to this forum for past threads for
  those interested.  

  Steadman




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